Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-87
Definitions
Section 20-87 is repealed.
General Statutes of Connecticut Chapter 378 — Nursing
Connecticut · statute · Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 378 · 33 active provisions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-87a
Definitions. Scope of practice
(a) The practice of nursing by a registered nurse is defined as the process of diagnosing human responses to actual or potential health problems, providing supportive and restorative care, health counseling and teaching, case finding and referral, collaborating in the implementation of the total health care regimen, an…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-88
State Board of Examiners for Nursing
(a) The Connecticut State Board of Examiners for Nursing shall consist of twelve members who are residents of the state to be appointed by the Governor subject to the provisions of section 4-9a. The Governor shall appoint two members who shall be graduates of an approved school for licensed practical nursing; five memb…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-89
Salaries and expenses
Section 20-89 is repealed.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-90
Duties of board
(a) The Connecticut State Board of Examiners for Nursing shall have the following duties: (1) Hear and decide matters concerning suspension or revocation of licensure; (2) adjudicate complaints filed against practitioners licensed under this chapter and impose sanctions where appropriate; (3) approve schools of nursing…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-90a
Pilot program offering licensed practical nursing education and training. Application process. Review and consideration by board
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, a public or independent institution of higher education that (1) is accredited as a degree-granting institution in good standing by a regional accrediting association recognized by the Secretary of the United States Department of Education and maintains such accredita…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-91
Awards in aid of nursing education
Section 20-91 is repealed.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-91a
Federal funds
The State Board of Examiners for Nursing is designated as the state agency to receive and administer federal funds which may become available for nursing education.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-92
Examinations
The Department of Public Health, with the advice and consent of the board shall prescribe examinations for applicants for licensure as registered nurses and licensed practical nurses under the provisions of this chapter, to determine their qualifications for the practice of nursing. Such examinations shall, at least an…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-93
Qualifications for examination. Licensure
Any person who shows to the satisfaction of the department that he or she holds a degree, diploma or certificate from an accredited institution evidencing satisfactory completion of a nursing program approved by said board with the consent of the Commissioner of Public Health shall be eligible for examination for licen…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-94
Licensure without examination. Limited period for licensure without examination for advanced practice registered nurses. Temporary permit
(a) Any registered nurse who is licensed at the time of application in another state of the United States, the District of Columbia or a commonwealth or territory subject to the laws of the United States, which has licensure requirements that are substantially similar to or higher than those of this state shall be elig…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-94a
Licensure as advanced practice registered nurse
(a) The Department of Public Health may issue an advanced practice registered nurse license to a person seeking to perform the activities described in subsection (b) of section 20-87a, to an applicant who: (1) Maintains a license as a registered nurse in this state, as provided by section 20-93 or 20-94; (2) holds and…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-94b
Nurse anesthetists. Prescriptive authority
An advanced practice registered nurse licensed pursuant to section 20-94a and maintaining current certification from the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists may prescribe, dispense and administer drugs, including controlled substances in schedule II, III, IV, or V. An advanced practice registered nurse licensed…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-94c
Advanced practice registered nurses. Professional liability insurance required
(a) Each person licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse under the provisions of section 20-94a who provides direct patient care services shall maintain professional liability insurance or other indemnity against liability for professional malpractice. The amount of insurance that each such person shall carry…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-94d
Advanced practice registered nurses. Continuing education
(a) As used in this section: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health; (2) “Contact hour” means a minimum of fifty minutes of continuing education and activities; (3) “Department” means the Department of Public Health; (4) “Licensee” means an advanced practice registered nurse licensed pursuant to sec…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-94e
Registered nurses and licensed practical nurses. Training or education requirement
(a) As used in this section: (1) “Contact hour” means a minimum of fifty minutes of continuing education and activities; and (2) “Registration period” means the one-year period for which a license has been renewed in accordance with section 19a-88 and is current and valid. (b) For registration periods beginning on and…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-95
Use of title “registered nurse”
A graduate nurse who has received such certificate of registration shall be known as a “registered nurse” and no other person shall assume such title or use the abbreviation “R.N.” or any other words, letters or figures which indicate that the person using the same is a trained, certified, graduate or registered nurse.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-96
Licensure as practical nurse. Examinations
Any person who holds a certificate from a nursing program approved by said board with the consent of the Commissioner of Public Health, which program consists of not less than twelve months' instruction in the care of the sick as prescribed by said board, or its equivalent as determined by said board, shall be eligible…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-97
Licensure without examination. Temporary permit
(a) Any person who is licensed at the time of application as a licensed practical nurse, or as a person entitled to perform similar services under a different designation, in another state of the United States, the District of Columbia or a commonwealth or territory subject to the laws of the United States, which requi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-98
Use of title “practical nurse”
A person who has received such a certificate shall be known as a “licensed practical nurse” and no other person shall assume such title, the title “practical nurse” or the title “trained attendant” or use the abbreviations “L.P.N.”, “P.N.”, “T.A.” or any other words, letters or figures which indicate that the person us…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-99
Improper professional conduct. Hearing. Appeal. Prohibited conduct
(a) The Board of Examiners for Nursing shall have jurisdiction to hear all charges of conduct which fails to conform to the accepted standards of the nursing profession brought against persons licensed to practice nursing. After holding a hearing in accordance with chapter 54 and the regulations adopted by the Commissi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-99a
Regulations
The Department of Public Health shall, with the advice and assistance of the board, adopt regulations necessary for the implementation of this chapter.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-99b
Nurse Licensure Compact
On and after October 1, 2025, until January 1, 2028, the Nurse Licensure Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by the state of Connecticut with any and all jurisdictions legally joining therein in accordance with its terms. The compact is substantially as follows: NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT ARTICLE I FINDING…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-99c
Criminal history records check for multistate license
On and after October 1, 2025, until January 1, 2028, the Commissioner of Public Health shall require each person applying to the Department of Public Health for a multistate license, as defined in section 20-99b, to submit to a state and national fingerprint-based criminal history records check pursuant to section 29-1…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-99d
Converting multistate license to single-state license
(a) As used in this section, “home state”, “licensing board”, “multistate license” and “single-state license” have the same meanings as provided in section 20-99b. (b) Nothing in section 20-99b shall prohibit a home state licensing board, upon request from a person with a multistate license, from converting a multistat…
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